Dangerous but not omnipotent [ exploring the reach and limitations of Iranian power in the Middle East

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wehrey, Frederic M. (Author)
Corporate Authors:	United States . Air Force, Project Air Force (US)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Santa Monica, CA : RAND Project Air Force , c2009
Series:	Rand Corporation monograph series
Subjects:	Political culture > Iran State-sponsored terrorism > Iran Terrorism > Middle East Weapons of mass destruction > Iran Political culture State-sponsored terrorism Terrorism Weapons of mass destruction Iran > Foreign relations > Middle East Iran > Foreign relations > United States Iran > Military policy Iran > Politics and government > 1997- Middle East > Foreign relations > Iran United States > Foreign relations > Iran
Online Access:	NetLibrary

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction: understanding the Iranian challenge
2. Assertiveness and caution in Iranian strategic culture
3. Asymmetric ambition and conventional reality: Iran's evolving defense strategy, doctrine, and capabilities
4. Iran and its non-state partners: assessing linkages and control
5. Arab perceptions of the Iranian threat
6. Conclusion: U.S. strategy and the Islamic Republic

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